Tampa Bay Buccaneers - San Francisco 49ers 3-48 - Buccaneers get spanked in worst loss in franchise history
At the end of this game, Colin Kaepernick came into the game to lead the San Francisco 49ers. If someone had told me before the game started that would happen, I would have said "Nice, sounds like a blowout win for the Bucs." Of course, the exact opposite happened: the San Francisco 49ers dealt the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their worst loss in franchise history. The Buccaneers gave up 48 points and scored just three.
They've only lost one other game by that many points before: the 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 45-0 to Jon Gruden's Oakland Raiders. Of course, that team ended up being about thirty yards removed from going to the Super Bowl that year. I don't know which loss was worse, but right now it sure feels like losing to the 49ers this year by that score margin is a lot worse than losing to the Raiders by that score margin in 1999.
Lets' review from stats. Josh Freeman completed 16 of 33 passes for 187 yards, was sacked twice and threw two interception. One of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown. Alex Smith, meanwhile, was 11/19 for 170 yards and a whopping three touchdowns.
Legarrette Blount got ten carries for 34 yards. Frank Gore got 20 for 125 yards and a touchdown. Kendall Hunter added nine for 65 yards. Anthony Dixon got a short-yardage carry to add another touchdown. Ted Ginn had three punt returns for 51 yards, which gave the 49ers a number of short fields to work with. The San Francisco defense got three sacks, two interceptions and forced and recovered a fumble. The Bucs defense had no sacks, no interceptions, but did force and recover a fumble.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked sluggish all game long. They had one good drive early in the game, but stalled in the red zone. They settled for a field goal. They also had a few good defensive drives, but the bad overshadowed the good by miles. Penalties plagued the Bucs again, as they were penalized nine times for 96 yards. They looked bad in the first half, but they completely fell apart in the second half. This was one of those days when nothing went right.
And worst of all, the Bucs saw Gerald McCoy go out of the game with a lower leg injury after getting doubled over early in the game. He was on crutches on the sidelines throughout most of the game, and that did not look good. Losing McCoy clearly hurt the defense as well, as it lacked an explosive presence on the interior defensive line.
Yes, this was a short week for the Buccaneers. And yes, this was a long trip to the west coast. Yes, the Bucs are still young. And no, this doesn't doom their season in any way. But this kind of performance is still inexcusable.
The Bucs are now 3-2 and no longer share the lead in the division. They are also facing a really tough stretch, as they have to play the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears (in London) the next two weeks. After a bye week they face the New Orleans Saints again. How they deal with those games after this blowout loss will be key to their season.
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This may be the worst performance I have seen from any team in the NFL.
I don’t even know where to start with corrections. Hopefully Raheem does.
by QueenCityBuc on Oct 9, 2011 7:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Wow McCoy went down
And Blount got hurt too! What the heck!! Please God not a repeat of last year with all the injuries!
by flash_kiley on Oct 9, 2011 7:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What the hell happened with Blount?
I saw he had ten carries for 34 yards in the second quarter. Then I saw those numbers didn’t change for the whole game.
We want the ball, and we're gonna score!
He got hit hard on a catch-and-run and didn't return
That was at a point where the Bucs were going to abandon the run anyway, though. And he looked fine on the sidelines.
It was a hit right to the knee.
His Y button must have been broken. Hopefully he will be okay, but this team might not get six wins with Graham and Lumpkin toting the rock.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
Morris insinuated, but did not explicitly say that Blount was injured.
Morris said his doctors wouldn’t let Blount back in the game.
Inexcusable
This was an embarrassment on every level. Drastic measures are called for here. Number one in my book would be to hire a friggin’ defensive coordinator: 41 points means, to my mind, that Rah needs someone else to handle that side of the game. Number two is to slap Free upside the head- something’s just off with him this year. Number three is to put Greg Olson on notice- he’s not producing, he’s predictable, and if he doesn’t improve immediately, he will be sent packing.
I agree with everything you said
Its only one game but a very embarrasing game, lets focus on the defense.. We were just outcoached on every play
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 9, 2011 8:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
One butt whipping like this can have lasting effects.
I think every team we play from here on out will copy the 49ers defensive game plan. Until Olson gets creative there is clearly a blueprint to beat us.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
Olson's creative mind is these long drawn out dumb trick plays that never work
"Well, if you guessin' it's me, you guessed correctly
I just stay with a stallion, you would swear I was an equestrian
I hit her with that pipe, call that Nancy Kerrigan
Stay on the greenest greens, call us vegetarians
You be on that minor league, but we smoke professionally"
He does get a little too cute. Reminds me of the crap Gruden used to do.
Not sure what happened to the offense we saw last season. Same exact personnel. The Niners were all over that underneath stuff. Jumping routes like they knew the dang play call.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
?????
Sad thing to say if Freeman does not turn around it is going to be a very very tough year Looking at the rest of the schedule. Congrats to the 49ers
Just wondering?
Was I the only one who noticed all the calls on Tampa, but few were called on the Niner’s? I seen three pass interference penalty’s on William’s with no calls. That is before I couldn’t watch anymore. Very ugly game… Ughhhh!!!
When in doubt... punt. Always keep 'em guessing.
There were a couple of calls on the Bucs that weren't called
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When Jim Harbaugh says "more is more" I think he is trying to say Moore is more.
Ouch
Wow, I feel truly fortunate to have been traveling for business and not tuning into the game.
I heard a halftime score over the radio, and had some hope based on the Minnesota game.
The good news is, that it just goes down as one loss.
This may turn out to do some good for our young bucs. Nothing like a good ol’ fashion whooping to get these guys grounded.
Is Blount ok? Big game this week against the Taints, we can bounce back and hopefully be on the other side of a 45 point beatdown.
For those who were able to watch the game, did our guys look tired and sluggish?
by BUCSwillDOMINATE on Oct 9, 2011 8:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
More like stupid and unprepared
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by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 9, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you are right
The Saints aren’t the best against the power run.
Play to Win!
Justin Smith is my new hero.
Hopefully this a growing lesson
Got to hope this is a lesson for the youngest team in the nfl.There will be bumps in the road .well see how they respond this week,hope bucs fans does not give up on this team.go bucs
Can we officially say what is wrong with Mike Williams yet?
Dropping balls and fumbling catches? He is starting to remind me of another guy named Mike that had a great rookie year.
/punches self in face
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
That fumble was a doozy of a hit
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When Jim Harbaugh says "more is more" I think he is trying to say Moore is more.
That is no lie
but a #1 receiver needs to hang on to balls like that.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
I don't blame him for that fumble
He got layed out. I do blame him for the penalties, drops, and poor route running.
by aakks on Oct 10, 2011 7:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i dont think any other receiver hangs on to that ball to be honest, that was a wicked shot
but overall just a poor job of concentration, the thing is we know mike will can make spectacular catches so when he doesnt its almost a lack of focus.
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 7:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I see very few hanging onto that ball
and nobody could do it consistently. There are clearly some problems with Williams this year, but that fumble wasn’t one of them.
Josh Freeman?
What’s wrong with him? Every time you turn around somebody is falling all over himself saying how great he is. This morning it was the talking heads on Fox, a few weeks ago it was Yahoo Sports calling him Superman. Does Freeman believe his own hype? Does he think he has already achieved greatness? Are their too many people telling him how great he is, when clearly he is not?
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by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 9, 2011 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Very disturbing and dissapointing game
Our team was out coached, out played, out hustled and just out everything.
Time to look in the mirror guys and it is gut check time.
We were not ready today, period. Raheem has to do a better job and I think he will. I’m not sold on Olsen at all. We can do much better their.
Losing McCoy if its serious will be a tremendous blow to our defense. I hope its not serious and he makes a quick recovery.
What gives with mike williams? Talk about a major dissapointment. We have seen this before right? Clayton ring a bell? Williams couldnt catch a cold if you coughed in his face. Remember when clayton was here still and it was reported that he was mentoring williams, what? Now it makes sense. Also, the guy is getting to many penalties too. Come on man, what happened, we dont need another clayton, one was enough.
I know that this team is young, immature and in need if plenty of work. Generally speaking, playoff teams dont play that bad, but geez man.
Finally, our offense, freeman in particular has been very mediocore all year to date. They play with no urgency or fire or intensity or composure for most of the game, with fourth quarters being the exception (not including today). Free has regressed big time, he’s not accurate and he is staring down his WR’s. Josh, get your head right and play like we know your capable if doing.
I have no intentions of giving up on you, get your crap together and your head’s out of your you know whats.
Go Bucs!!!!!
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by Bucfan on Oct 9, 2011 9:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sorry for the long post. I was venting!!!
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by Bucfan on Oct 9, 2011 9:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can we trade for a new coaching staff
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by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 9, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt it.
How many guys on this roster are good trade bait right now? Not many. Pretty much everyone on offense is underperforming. The defense is a slightly different story, but we can’t sacrifice the depth. Dominik seems to like to hold onto his draft picks. Would be great if we could get another player of Winslow’s caliber for a 2nd round pick, but I don’t think it will happen mid-season.
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Oh yeah,
and to all the people that laughed at me when I suggested the Bucs go after Carlos Rogers I hate to say I told ya so, but I told ya so. He’s a good corner and we should have gone after him after we whiffed on Joseph. He was always a solid cover corner and seems to have gotten rid of the dropsies that plagued him in DC.
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Hopefully he sticks with the niners for a while
he seems to like it in SF
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When Jim Harbaugh says "more is more" I think he is trying to say Moore is more.
Hopefully we'll resign him to a nice contract.
He’s been playing great all season.
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Dobbs is some kind of Young/Smith/Roosevelt hybrid, and will absolutely ruin the NFL experience for the other 31 teams and their few fans.
Bucs lose and Matthan surfaces.
What a terrible day.
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by Boddington on Sep 19, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I literally wish I had killed myself on the train station after I got laid off
by Sean O on Sep 28, 2011 7:49 PM PDT
I want a BUC'N criminal investigation.
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by internet commenter on Oct 9, 2011 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ouch
Cant win them all but damn 48-3 ! Wow this was probably the upset of the week.
Suh, Biz Markie, Kvb , Avril , C Will, SLH, Lo-Jack , Young blood and Andre 3000 = F U Your going to die!!!! Get em boys
you do know
that the 49ers were favored right? Also, this happened on the same day that seattle beat new york and seattle is god awful.
Surprised?
The score may be a surprise, but why did anyone expect a win? Don’t you realize the Bucs have won one game against a team with a winning record in the past two years? Until they start proving themselves against winning teams, I will not believe that they are that good.
Win are wins
Especially when you have the youngest team in the league.
Clearly wins are not wins...
Fully expected a loss in SF (though not by that kind of score) and now we face the meat of our schedule this year. When we played SF to a win last year – we weren’t really all that good and they weren’t nearly that bad. Nobody ever wants to hear this, but we really weren’t a 10-6 team. Not in quality anyway.
We are basically the exact same team, but with a shiny new punter.
by Cracker Ball on Oct 10, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean the extra 30 million dollars we added to the existing payroll didn't make us better?
Baloney! Everybody knows if you pay a guy more they play better. Right Quincy Black?
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
So you think he was playing well before he was "injured"?
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
Throughout his career? Sure
He’s fine as a run-stopping linebacker. He just isn’t a three-down linebacker, which is how he was paid.
Everyone’s bagging on Quincy Black because of essentially one bad game in Week 2.
I've been bagging on Quincy Black since he started his first game.
He is way too inconsistent. Just because you are a superior athlete doesn’t make you a superior football player. For three years I scratched my head wondering what the coaching staff loved about him so much, and then this offseason I could only shake my head at his contract.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
As a difference-maker I completely agree with you
But I think really, he is a good two-down linebacker who just gets paid too much. But that doesn’t make him a bad player.
... but it does make him overpriced. Said this after his re-signing.
especially since we drafted an OLB and ILB Stephen Tulloch was out there as a F/A (who looks great in DET by the way).
Sitting on your hands, unplugging the phone, and just staring into your bucket full of cash does not improve your team. Gotta use it.
by Cracker Ball on Oct 11, 2011 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope this game grounded our guys somewhat
Our offense is horrible we may need a change in personnel..cough cough olson.. And raheem has to get these guys better prepared, why do we ALWAYS count on comebacks? Cant we play 60 mins of football ??
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 9, 2011 10:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Raheem as defensive coordinator
Nine games (out of 37) where the Bucs allow at least 30 points. This becomes 12 out of 41 games if you subscribe to the theory that he was really in charge of the defense in the last four games of 2008, after Monte Kiffin decided to go help his dumbass kid at Tennessee.
Nine games allowing at least 400 yards. Five others allowing between 395 and 399 yards.
Most points allowed by the Bucs in a game since 1989.
Raheem needs a real defensive coordinator. The results continue to prove that he isn’t a good one.
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I'd suggest Monte Kiffin, but the USC defense isn't so hot right now either...
heh.
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The only observations I will make about this game
1) We’ve RARELY had a good game on the West Coast. There is that.
2) Freeman is clearly off his game. Is he throwing too high or is he just not on the same page as the receivers anymore?
2a) Does this mean I can go back to saying Freeman was a bad draft pick?
Nah. Last season showed how good he could be. He’s just got to get back to that.
But I can stop eating crow now.
3) Key stat of the game: turnovers. 49ers got 3, including two INTs thrown up by Freeman that really killed our team. Our best defensive years had our secondary racking up at least an INT here or there. As it is now, this is going to be one of the quietest years out of our corners and safeties ever. :(
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by Cracker Ball on Oct 10, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
HEY HEY! Niner fan here from Niner nation
Just thought I’d say I thought you guys were going to blow us out today…but noo my lack of faith was just wrong.. holy crap we blew you guys out..ALL HAILLLL THE GReATT ALEX SMITHH !!! YEEEE I can’t believe we blew you guys and made a holy comeback from the Eagles..I’m trying hard not to be a douche..but here i am. Man, we’re not making the playoffs either wink wink ;P
"Winning means being unafraid to lose." – Fran Tarkenton
Please dont label yourself from NN
You make the rest of us look bad coming over here talking like that…
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It’s very rareee that I can do this..but I guess I got caught red-handed..so uhhh..yeahh..
"Winning means being unafraid to lose." – Fran Tarkenton
Cheers Blowfish
You guys have every reason to celebrate. You have every reason to be pumped up. You were, by any measure, the better team on Sunday. Take this victory and savor it.
That said, thanks for trying to reign in the poor winners. How you act in victory defines your character, etc. and other cliches.
by RookTakesYou on Oct 10, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on Nelow, don't be that guy.
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Dobbs is some kind of Young/Smith/Roosevelt hybrid, and will absolutely ruin the NFL experience for the other 31 teams and their few fans.
Here's a stat for you stat geeks:
In 2009 we were ranked 14th in total penalties per game (5.8) in 2010 we were ranked 22nd with (6.2) so far this year we are 31st right behind the Raiders at (8.8) penalties per game.
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by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 9, 2011 11:48 PM EDT reply actions
Hey. I forgot to sign the message you just received.
That was me.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
I figured it would get taken down
I should have waited till morning to post it
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by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 10, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
this is pretty important
Bucs fans ripped Pat Yasinskas a new one last week for warning them about sloppy football.
Go out on patrol when the game starts
and this what I come back to see? Now I got to listen to a lousy 49ers fan mouth the rest of the week? I’d rather have gotten blown up!
He bleeds Garnet and Gold, She bleeds Crimson and White. AND THEY BOTH HATE ORANGE! GO NOLES!! ROLL TIDE!!
by gonolesrolltide on Oct 9, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions
It didn't take yahoo very long to turn on Freeman
two weeks ago he was Superman, now he is tops on the 5 least valuable players of the week.
BIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!!!!
by bucfanlostiniowa on Oct 10, 2011 12:33 AM EDT reply actions
Sander
I really like the Buccaneers, I like the Fans and I like you. Even if the Bucs kicked our buts- and they did last year, 21-0- I would still come over here and tell you guys. I have to say, the Bucs had the same problem we were having earlier in the year. If you can’t run, it’s hard to get a rhythm. It looks like the Bucs are relying on Blount, a lot.
I really like Blount as a running back. This guy is for real. But I also like Freeman and Mike Williams. Both for real. I think the Bucs need to begin and end with Josh Freeman. Blount should be the creamy center of the Bucs offense. He should be everything in between establishing air superiority and putting the game away with a sly sideline back shoulder needle threading toss up to Willliams or Parker.
I honestly think the Bucs weren’t ready for our defense and it threw them off. The Buc’s wouldn’t have suffered a point disparity like that except the 49ers were hiding in the reeds, lying in wait. I think the guys remembered getting shut out last year and made this a statement game.
I don’t think it was personal as much as redeeming for them . We have had some stuff developing over the last few weeks and The Bucs were taken by surprise. Now we don’t have the element of surprise. Or do we?
Don’t take this loss to heart noble Buc fans…The Buccaneers are still truly a special young team.
Next week you the Saints come to Tampa Bay to be surprised the same as you got this weekend. If I were you, I’d make sure to attend THAT game.
Play to Win!
Justin Smith is my new hero.
This post is too optimistic
We didn’t force Gore’s fumble. He just dropped it clean.
by aakks on Oct 10, 2011 6:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
This makes me think how misguided Tampa Bay sports fans are
They stay away from the Rays in droves yet support the garbage this ownership gives them year in year out., and pay at least $70 for a single game ticket. Still no playoffs win since their SB victory. Keep the slurpfest uyp Tampa Bay
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Worst analogy ever.
Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips?
Right, the fans come out in droves to support the Bucs
Which is why they have blackouts every week
Also, 10-6 and 3-2 are garbage now?
come on sander, im on the same page as you as i also dont believe that the season is over
but we did not play like a 10-6 team last year and were not playing like a 10-6 team this year. i think we get overly excited that we ended up with 10 wins last year but honestly it doesnt mean anything unless we make the playoffs which we didnt, specially since we didnt play anybody “great” last year and we were still losing in a lot of those games with even bad teams, please, we shouldnt reflect on last years record as if we accomplished anything because we didnt
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Right.
Let’s forget all the achievements of our young team because they weren’t against the reigning champs. That’s a great way to look at things.
what achievements ? the fact that we went 10-6 and didnt make the playoffs
the fact that we had a very soft schedule last year and seemed to be trailing every game entering the 4th quarter? we havent won as many games as other teams have lost, remember carson palmer throwing on 3rd down to be picked by aqib talib? i dont even think a high school team decides to throw the ball there. this year we havent been anything but mediocre but yet you dont think theres a problem since we “accomplished” so much last year, get real dude.
detroit- whooped our ass
minnesota- shot themselves in the foot, didnt want to win or they would have gave the ball to a/p and we for sure lose
atlanta- almost came back to beat us even though we had a 10 point 4th quarter win…..again
indianapolis- might as well call him a rookie qb, hes been in the league for 30 years but that was his first start and didnt look anywhere near bad against us, another game where we trailed in the 4th
san fransisco- we just gave up
we dont win any games decisively, the “oh they’re just young” thing is getting old, Olson has been here for 3 years so has Morris now so when are we gonna start playing like a playoff team? you know the team that we "think " we are ? ???
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, my problem is you saying last year meant nothing due to such and such.
The team earned what they got last year. Did the other teams make the mistakes? Yes. But our team also had to make the plays to get those Ws. So it isn’t fair of you to belittle what they did and say last year meant little to nothing. Regardless of who we played, Freeman looked like he was rapidly improving and Mike Will could almost be counted on for a TD or at least a big play. Those things, along with a list of other positives, made them a 10-6 team in my eyes.
This year though, we’re the production to live up to last year’s standards, let alone improve. Our passing attack isn’t getting the big plays from our receivers, Freeman looks like he’s not sure in himself, and our red zone efficiency is hitting the floor, so it completely fair to criticize as such.
Not to mention, those dreaded penalties.
according to your logic theres nothing wrong with mike will averaging 36.6 ypg
since he “achieved” so much last year right ??
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
You can only burn that "young" candle so long...
as we remain young because TB refuses to sign any quality experienced F/As. That is why we will get our *sses handed to us over the next 6-8 weeks.
Young does not equal wins. But it does give excellent excuses.
by Cracker Ball on Oct 10, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
look at carlos rogers, that boy is playing ball
we could have brought him here and made our defense a lot stronger but no no well go with the youth movement and not sign anyone. can you really blame the people that say our front office doesnt want to win ?
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
and im tired of the "oh were a young team" excuse
because everyone in the front office knew we were a “young team” and they decided not to do anything about it. i could see us looking for a defensive coordinator to help out or a brand new offensive coordinator or if we tank to the saints/bears/saints/packers and end up 3-6 i think thats raheems job there
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
This Yungry doesnt work anymore.
Unless they come out next week and pull off a victory against the hated saints, I think you will start to see this team spiral down and out of control.
East Coast Fan
That might be a little much.
I don’t doubt their professionalism at all. I do think they were way too quick to pat themselves on the back last year and assumed they would have equal success this year. We’re 3-2 right now. If we can be 4-4 after the 2nd game with New Orleans I’ll be pretty happy.
This team can still make the playoffs if they get it together. We still get to play Carolina twice. We can obviously beat Atlanta. Chalk Jacksonville up as a win. I would say that Tennessee is a toss up. We could possibly beat Dallas and Houston. Ten wins is very attainable. This isn’t the end of the world, but some corrections need to be made swiftly and emphatically.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
Carolina is not as easy of a win as last year
I still expect us to win twice, but they aren’t quite the pushover they used to be.
After that performance this week...
I’m not chalking up ANY wins, no matter our opponents.
Cam is putting up sick numbers almost every week and our defense has shown the capacity to look like a local high school team. Until we get a modicum of (positive consistency on either side of the ball we can assume that no win will be remotely easy to achieve.
Am I going MAD, or did the word "think" escape your lips?
i agree i dont think we chalk up anything right now as a W
its gotta be mental, all the penalties and starting slow and not firing right away has to do with preparation and that falls back on the coaching
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree too.
I dont think any team we play here on out will be an easy win. you cant chalk a W. This team because it is young may have a short memory which is exactlly what they need.
East Coast Fan
Does anyone REALLY want to play CAR...
right now? I know I don’t. We will lose that game.
by Cracker Ball on Oct 11, 2011 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I partially agree.
I’m still not entirely sure how we let guys Joseph and other get away.
no, i agree with you
and im not one of these fans that are like, “ahhh the season is over, lets tank for luck” or “trade freeman for a 2nd round pick” or “let jj start” but something has to change wouldnt you agree ? i mean this slow start thing can only last so long before we continue to blame the lockout wouldnt you agree?
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
We've already got too many wins for Luck
And anyone suggesting that is an idiot. Sorry, they just are. Last year showed Free’s potential. he is struggling this year. That doesn’t mean we should be giving up on him. That’s just stupid talk.
As for blaming the lockout, yes I agree. I think that excuse has about run its course. I bought it earlier in the season, and I’m sure there’s still some effect, but the problems are much deeper. Although it is way too early to be giving up on the season. That’s also stupid talk.
Anyone else have the balls to predict a blowout this Sunday?
Our offense ‘breaks out’? lol
In other news, GMC does not have a broken foot. He does however have a bad sprain.
*fingers crossed he can go Sunday.
We need to do a much better job of self-scouting
Looking at some of the replays, it was obvious that San Francisco knew what we were going to do before we even snapped the ball a good number of times. It’s hard to play quarterback when the cornerbacks and safeties are running the route for your receiver. That’s not an excuse for Josh, but Olsen really needs to go back to the drawing board and figure out a way to start breaking some of his tendencies because that was just ridiculous to watch… It was as if the San Francisco corners were on All-Madden mode and were jumping the route before the ball was even thrown. smh
by GradSchoolNole on Oct 10, 2011 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
He is the one calling for a fade route on 4th and 2
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
by LeeCaz on Oct 10, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Was he calling for that route, or was Freeman deciding to go with the fade instead of other options?
Not that it really mattered at that point. Bucs needed to score quickly and a lot. Can’t really go conservative there.
I think it's pretty obvious he called that route.
Williams was running full speed and was looking for the ball.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
I'm not saying Olson didn't call for Williams to run a fade
I’m saying that those plays aren’t one-man routes and there are other options built in. Just because Mike Williams runs a fade doesn’t mean that’s where you have to throw the ball.
All game long they were throwing behind the first down marker on 3rd down
and then they pull that on 4th and 2. It was disgusting in my opinion.
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." ~ Mark Twain
Lee I agree with you, regardless if Olsen called that fade or free it was a poor decision
The team was struggling for first downs, what they needed to do was establish some consistency and not go for the home run… I say it was a bad play call regardless of who called it..
East Coast Fan
I didn't say it was all Olsen's fault
but I don’t see how you can say he isn’t a major problem with a straight face. His playcalling has been atrocious for over 2 years now.
He also calls the plays when the offense does well
But no one talks about him then.
It’s way too easy to bag on the offensive coordinator. More often than not the problem is execution.
That’s not to say Greg Olson is perfect, far from it. But he’s not bad either.
Completely disagree here
I think his play calling has been suspect for a very, very long time. We’ve been succeeding despite him not because of him.
Freeman and Blount mostly
Lot’s of very suspect play calls in critical situations even when we were rocking it late last year.
So the coach doesn't call the plays that allow those players to do what they do?
But when the players make mistakes, you grab the torch and want to burn the coach?
we have never had a statement game
a game where we come out and put 14 or 21 points up on the board in the first quarter and say hey this offense is gonna kill you, no we dont do that we struggle to find a way to win and if we do its barely by getting the job done, that is not a good offensive coordinator that is a bad offensive coordinator…OLSON MUST GO !!!!
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly seattle, the only other times we went above 30 points was against the cardinals
and then again against the panthers… not really saying much
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
even that seattle game, we put up 3 points in the first quarter
thats just not enough. what can we expect when we go up against the top tier teams
by Carlitin1988 on Oct 10, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed, Olsen isn't the one throwing interceptions
But at the end of the day, if your formations/alignment CONSISTENTLY tips off the defense of the exact play you’re running (i.e. Carlos Rogers jumping the screen without even giving a second look at his receiver, Patrick Willis cheating to the hole the run is designed to go a full second before the ball is snapped, etc) then it’s on the offensive coordinator because you’re being too predictable.
I’m not saying Olsen is necessarily a bad coach, but Harbaugh’s defensive staff really ate his lunch on Sunday. It’s just one game. The season is far from over, and we’re 3-2, but we better work on diversifying the type of plays we run out of each formation so that this doesn’t happen again.
by GradSchoolNole on Oct 10, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

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